HARARE:Bangladeshwereonthebackfootafter losing an early wicket in their second innings at the end of the second day of their one-off Test against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Monday.
Bangladesh were 40-1 at stumps, trailing by 230 runs after Zimbabwe built a commanding 270-run first innings lead.
Zimbabwe, who were 136-1 at the start of play in response to Bangladesh’s 140-run first innings total, were bowled out for 410, with opener Innocent Kaia scoring 140 for his first Test century on his return to the team after a three-yearabsence.
W e s s 1 y M a d h e v e r e (77), Craig Ervine (60) and Brian Bennett (59) all made significant contributions, with left-arm spinner Taijul Islam taking 7-138.
Bangladeshi b a t s m a n Shadman Islam was dismissed near the close of play with new Zimbabwe captain Richard Ngarava having him caught at slip by Ben Curran, leaving M a h m u d u 1 Hasan Joy and Mominul Haque to resume on T u e s d a y .
-Reuters